Nacionalista Party

The Nacionalista Party is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded on 29 April 1907 by Manuel Quezon. The party advocated the full independence of the Philippines from the United States, and the party led the country for the majority of the 20th century; presidents Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, and Ferdinand Marcos hailed from the party. Marcos led the party as the dictator of the Philippines, leading it from 1965 to 1972; in 1972, he formed the fascist Kilusang Bagong Lipunan party. The Nacionalista Party would remain conservative instead of gravitating to the far-right, and Marcos' son Bongbong Marcos became a leader of the party.